US 11,987,920 B2
System and method for remote monitoring and control of a laundry appliance
Khalid Jamal Mashal, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/095,162.
Prior Publication US 2022/0145511 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 34/05 (2020.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 58/34 (2020.01); D06F 101/20 (2020.01); D06F 103/06 (2020.01); D06F 105/02 (2020.01); D06F 105/10 (2020.01); D06F 105/20 (2020.01); D06F 105/44 (2020.01); D06F 105/48 (2020.01); D06F 105/50 (2020.01); D06F 105/52 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 34/05 (2020.02) [D06F 34/18 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 58/04 (2013.01); D06F 58/34 (2020.02); D06F 2101/20 (2020.02); D06F 2103/06 (2020.02); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02); D06F 2105/10 (2020.02); D06F 2105/20 (2020.02); D06F 2105/44 (2020.02); D06F 2105/48 (2020.02); D06F 2105/50 (2020.02); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance comprising:
a tub positioned within a cabinet;
a basket rotatably mounted within the tub and defining a chamber configured for receiving of a load of clothes;
a camera assembly mounted within the cabinet in view of the chamber; and
a controller operably coupled to the camera assembly, the controller being configured to:
determine that a limited access mode is activated;
receive a start command to commence an operating cycle of the laundry appliance;
obtain one or more images of the chamber using the camera assembly, wherein the one or more images comprises a live stream from within the chamber of the laundry appliance;
transmit the one or more images to a remote device;
receive user input from the remote device; and
implement a responsive action based at least in part on the user input.